Among other claims, Netflix’s “Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser” alleges Michaels plied contestants with caffeine pills even though they were supposedly banned, restricted competitors’ calorie intakes to dangerously low levels, and denied medical care and medicine to some.

Frederickson won The Biggest Loser 's 15th season, losing nearly 60% of her body weight and sparking discussions about the show's controversial approach to weight loss.

Talking about her portrayal on the show with Entertainment Weekly in 2009, she said, “I was being portrayed like a villain who’s mean and nasty, and I’m not really a mean and nasty person!”